NEW DELHI: There appears to be a lull after the storm in BJP. As voices of rebellion seem to have died down just days before the party is to take a final call on Nitin Gadkari's second term as party chief, BJP may revoke Ram Jethmalani's suspension.

The Rajya Sabha MP, who was suspended from BJP in November for daring the party to act against him on the issue of appointment of CBI director, had earlier been in the forefront of a revolt against Gadkari's continuance following allegations of dubious business deals involving Purti Group.

It was senior BJP leader LK Advani who mediated in bringing about a truce between Gadkari and Jethmalani. "At the meeting with Advani and Gadkari, Jethmalani reaffirmed his faith in BJP's ideology and wished that the party may come to power in the country," BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said. He said Jethmalani handed over a letter at the meeting to this effect and that the matter will be considered by the BJP parliamentary board.

Jethmalani, who had taken on the party for opposing appointment of the new CBI director, is understood to have retracted and clarified, sources say. In a letter to Prime MinisterManmohan Singh, leaders of the Opposition, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, had asked him to keep the CBI director's appointment in abeyance. Jethmalani wrote to the prime minister and the leaders of Opposition, criticising BJP's stand.

After the meeting at Advani's residence, Jethmalani expressed the hope that his suspension will be revoked.

"I hope it will happen. It should happen," when asked if BJP will consider it.

Jethmalani had earlier unleashed a diatribe against Gadkari's continuance as party president in the wake of the Purti Group controversy and had demanded that he step down.

Incidentally, the lawyer conveyed to Advani, who is understood to have had reservations about Gadkari getting a second term, that he was convinced by the explanation given by RSS ideologue and financial analyst S Gurumurthy about Purti. Gurumurthy had said he found no wrongdoing by Gadkari in documents related to the company.

He had placed his views in November before the BJP core committee which endorsed Gadkari's leadership.

However, RSS leaders have held informal consultations with party leaders, who seem to have reconciled to the view that Gadkari may get a second term. Party sources said a final decision is likely to be taken after January 14.